Down to the windy beach

4 comments:

since i left bellingham in the early seventies, i have always been stunned with the wind on the bay. a fisherman friend from near there has told me tales of incredible winds whipping through there--and i see even in summer. kjm

Some of my best days have been the cold and gray ones. The photo image reminded me of the kind of overcast summer day on the California coast that I would seek out when it was unbearably hot in Redwood City, where I grew up. I can understand, though, how living on the coast would make one yearn for the sunshine inland after one too many overcast summer days.

kjm -- It's windy again here today but now it's sunny. The wind off the bay brings good energy to Bellingham.

Talking 37th Dream (Rumors of Peace)

Oboe in the winter of 2016-2017

Welcome to "TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE)".

Outside my windows that look east southeast, I can see Scudder Pond, Lake Whatcom, low mountains, and then the Cascades and the sky. When I looked out one afternoon in July 2016, I saw a rainbow and the moon.

"OLD GIRL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY" (the earliest name for my blog) was created in early December of 2006 so that I could post a 42-year retrospective of my paintings and drawings. For a while (sometime after spring of 2008) my blog was "TALKING 37TH DREAM WITH RAINBOW (RUMORS OF PEACE)". For a number of years, it's been "TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE)." As of April 12, 2017 my blog is now titled "37TH DREAM / TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE/LOOKING UP)".

To begin viewing the retrospective with narrative, scroll down to December 8, 2006, on this page:

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How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be? -- Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. -- Martin Luther King (1929-1968)

All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. -- Martin Buber (1878-1965)

It is only a little planet, but how beautiful it is.

-- Robinson Jeffers

The true end of a war is the rebirth of life;the right to die peacefully in your own bed.The true end of war is the end of fear;the true end of war is the return of laughter.

-- Alfred Molano

Enjoy every sandwich -- Warren Zevon (1947-2003)

Not in God's wilds will you ever hear the sad moan, "All is vanity." No, we are paid a thousand times for all our toil, and after a single day spent outdoors in their atmosphere of strength and beauty, one could still say, should death come — even without any hope of another life — "Thank you for this most glorious gift!" and pass on.

-- John Muir (1838-1914)

Philip Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Hugh Fennyman: So what do we do? Philip Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well. Hugh Fennyman: How? Philip Henslowe: I don't know. It's a mystery.